Is this correct: "Of [something] I have but none"?
This might be a pretty weird question, given that I'm using awkward grammar. Take into account that I'm trying to play with the language.
The question is, would the following be correct?
Of milk I have but none.
And, would that imply that I have no milk, or that I do not have no milk (so I do have some)?
I understand that normally you would say it like this:
I have no milk.
But, as I said earlier, all I'm doing is playing with the language.
P.S: if this helps at all, I'm working with iambic pentameter.
Of friends, I have but a few. Of enemies, I have none.
But = Only
Therefore, you cannot use 'but' when you are speaking about an ultimate 'none'.